A Cost-Saving Approach Detention Reform Brief 1 The Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) describes how communities in its program have reduced wasteful spending on unnecessary jail time for kids. Read More
ARC Reflections Facilitator Guide for Session Two Behavior Makes Sense The ARC Reflections Training Curriculum walks a facilitator — slide by slide — through each session’s content. Session Two focuses on the three-part sequence for understanding trauma-related behavior: 1) the lens the child or teen is using to understand the world, 2) the need the child or teen is trying to meet with his or her behavior and 3) the child or teen’s ability to recover. Read More
Casey Connects: Winter 2007 Momentum Building in the Quest for Permanent Family Connections This issue of Casey Connects focuses on the quest to ensure that each and every young person exits foster care with a lifelong, caring connection. It’s a movement that is gaining momentum across America. Read More
Faithful Citizenship Project: Congregational Profiles A Guide to Non-Partisan Voter Registration in Religious Congregations This report describes a faith-based voter registration initiative in eight communities. The initiative focused on congregations of varying denominations to help identify non-voters and register them to vote. Read More
ARC Reflections Tells Olivia's Story ARC Reflections trains foster parents/caregivers on trauma, emotional regulation and parenting. Olivia's story brings the 9-session training to life. Read More
Funding Permanency Services A Guide to Leveraging Federal, State and Local Dollars This guide helps readers brush up on the finer points of child welfare funding. It also highlights how states and localities can dial back costly congregate care in favor of community-based permanency services for children and families. Read More
Family, Friend and Neighbor Care Strengthening a Critical Resource to Help Young Children Succeed This KIDS COUNT Data Book essay explores a common type of child care known as family, friend and neighbor care. It shares real-world initiatives and expert advice aimed at strengthening this child care option. Read More
Building From Strength: Creating Opportunity in Greater Baltimore’s Next Economy This report discusses the impact current economic development has had on the type and quality of job growth in the greater Baltimore region and how raising the bar with a new approach that includes all workers impacts that assessment and future regional economic planning. Read More
Facilitator Preparation and Planning for TST-FC This document — part of the training materials for implementing Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care — is written exclusively for facilitators. It shares tips on scheduling, preparing and presenting the four-part curriculum. Read More
Improving Outcomes for Children with Special Needs This report outlines what it takes to address the needs of kids with disabilities in the state of Rhode Island and what the consequences are for both children and their families when these systems of care fall short. Read More
